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Airlines that are now extinct

US Airways is officially no more. Its merger with American Airlines became official on Monday, creating the world's largest airline carrier. US Airways is only the latest in a long line of airlines that have gone the way of the dinosaurs and are now extinct. Here are some of the more memorable ones.

Allegheny Airlines (1946-1979, changed name to USAir, which is now US Airways)

American Trans Air or ATA (1973-2008)

Braniff International Airways (1930-1982)

Canadian Airlines (1987-2000, acquired by Air Canada)

Continental Airlines (1934-2012, merged with United Airlines)

Eastern Air Lines (1926-1991)

Frontier Airlines (1950-1986, not related to the current Frontier Airlines)